Colin McKellar
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| Born | 29 May 1903 Country |
| Spouse | Florence Emily Smith |
| Occupation | Farmer, soldier |
Gerald Colin McKellar (29 May 1903 โ 13 April 1970) was an Australian politician. He was a member of the
Minister for Repatriation
from 1964 to 1969.
Early life
McKellar was born in Gulgong, New South Wales and educated at Gilgandra and became a wheat and sheep farmer in the Gilgandra area. He married Florence Emily Smith in 1926. He commanded the local militia from 1936 and was appointed a major in the second Australian Imperial Force in September 1942. He was transferred to the reserves in April 1946. After World War II, he became an official in several farming organisations.[1]
Political career
McKellar was elected as a
coronary heart disease, survived by his wife and three sons.[1]
The Canberra suburb of McKellar was named after him in 1974.
References
- ^ ISSN 1833-7538. Retrieved 16 January 2008.
- ^ Marshall, Sylvia (2010). "McKELLAR, Gerald Colin (1903โ1970)". The Biographical Dictionary of the Australian Senate. Retrieved 5 January 2023.
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